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The city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, has agreed to a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law violations.
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Regan: 'EPA is committing to permanently addressing contamination' at Superfund sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding one site and proposing to add four additional sites to the Superfund National Priorities List.
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'Tackling the climate crisis demands a sense of urgency': Biden-Harris administration awards $3 million grant to Michigan to reduce pollution, build clean energy economies
The Biden-Harris administration has granted Michigan a $3 million planning grant to develop innovative strategies aimed at tackling pollution and building clean energy economies across the state.
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Regan: 'All communities deserve to breathe fresh, clean air'
A request for immediate relief has been filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against a Louisiana-based neoprene manufacturer for posing an alleged "imminent and substantial endangerment" to surrounding communities.
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Cash: 'TRI reporting is a key part of EPA's efforts to provide greater access to vital environmental information'
A recent U.S. Environmental and Protection Agency analysis showed an overall decrease in the release of toxic chemicals into the environment in 2021.
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Sixkiller: 'Companies are making strides to reduce pollution'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued its Toxics Release Inventory 2021 National Analysis report on chemical releases and waste management in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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Garcia: 'Latest Toxic Release Inventory report for Region 2 is encouraging news'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released the 2021 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis.
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Freedhoff: 'EPA is advancing its commitment to reduce pollution and give communities tools'
Toxic chemical releases in 2021 remained below pre-pandemic levels according to new toxics release inventory data.
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Becker: Colorado takes first step to 'build common-sense solutions to reduce climate pollution'
Colorado will receive up to $3 million to work toward cutting climate pollution and building clean energy economies.
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LaTourette: 'New Jersey is excited to advance its critical work of reducing and responding to climate change'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3 million for New Jersey to plan ways to reduce pollution and build clean energy economies.
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EPA's 'Fix a Leak Week' has been 'helping people save water and money' for 15 years, agency wastewater management director says
Gotta water leak? A couple of days remain to get it fixed and make it part of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 15th annual "Fix a Leak Week," EPA's WaterSense program's way to encourage consumers and businesses to find and repair plumbing leaks in homes and improve landscaping irrigation systems.
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Garcia: 'OxyChem will perform the engineering work' for New Jersey Superfund cleanup
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Occidental Chemical Corporation to design a cleanup plan for the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in New Jersey.
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Guzman: Chemical-discharges report shows EPA is 'prioritizing transparency with our toxics data'
Environmental releases of more than 500 chemicals listed on the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) from reporting facilities nationwide were still below pre-pandemic levels in 2021.
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Regan: 'We know air pollution doesn’t stop at the state line'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced a rule aimed at significantly reducing smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states
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Cash: Recovered remediation funds will go to Treasury 'for the benefit of the people we serve'
Philips North America LLC will reimburse American taxpayers more than $700,000 for costs associated with cleaning up a contaminated manufacturing site in Connecticut.
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Regan: 'EPA is leading the way forward' in protecting communities from PFAS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to establish legally enforceable measures to combat six specific pollutants known to occur in the nation's drinking water.
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McCollister: 'We can fund grants that enable programs such as the Green for Greene Program to succeed'
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister attended a graduation ceremony for the Green for Greene Program at Ozark Correctional Center near Springfield, Mo.
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Regan: 'DOE and EPA are uniting our long-standing efforts to ensure a robust and resilient system'
The U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a joint memorandum of understanding to help guide new clean energy opportunities.
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Guzman: EPA will ‘close illegal large capacity cesspools’ to ‘safeguard our communities’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to close two illegal cesspools at a mobile home park in Los Angeles County.
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Freedhoff: 'Grant will help enhance pesticide safety and protect workers'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for a $15 million grant program to support a national education and training program on the safe application of restricted use pesticides.
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